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adjective

Invasive adj.

Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive. "Invasive war."

(Med.) Tending to spread, especially tending to intrude into healthy tissue; used mostly of tumors. (Narrower terms: malignant) PJC)

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Etymology of 'Invasive'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Invasive" Quotes from Famous Books

... December, this subject being brought abruptly into the house of commons, a motion was made, That the letters patent granted to the earl of Bellamont and others, of pirates' goods, were dishonourable to the king, against the laws of nations, contrary to the laws and statutes of the land, invasive of property, and destructive of trade and commerce. A warm dispute ensued, in the course of which some members declaimed with great bitterness against the chancellor and the duke of Shrewsbury, as partners ...

— The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. - From William and Mary to George II. • Tobias Smollett

... pertinacious as he is offensive. He tramples upon more than one pair of feet in his struggle to reach the middle of the omnibus. The passengers patiently submit to the intrusion with that quiet good nature with which Americans usually suffer imposition invasive of good manners, or petty social rights. They seem to feel they can "stand it" if ...

— Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 • Various

... a great difference between an invasive and defensive war as if in the one, choice of instruments ought to be sought, but in the case of just and necessary defence, all subjects ...

— The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning • Hugh Binning